Brighton’s planning service has been ‘transformed’ thanks to
the leadership of a Labour councillor.

GMB London region
recently filmed a short video with some of our GMB local government
councillors, asking them important questions on how cuts to local government
are affecting local services in their council.

Unison is inviting Labour councillors to attend the
launch of its London Housing Survey event: ‘Housing costs could spark exodus of public
service workers from London’, on Tuesday 28 November 2017, 18.00 – 19.30hrs, in
Committee Room 15, House of Commons. Confirmed speakers include shadow
housing ministers John Healey MP and Melanie Onn MP,
and UNISON London Regional Secretary Maggi Ferncombe. To attend please
RSVP to Amy Fallon on a.fallon@connectpa.co.uk.

Applications open for Jo Cox Women in Leadership Programme

In memory of our
friend and colleague Jo Cox, Labour Women’s Network and the Labour Party
launched the Jo Cox Women in Leadership Programme last year. Jo was an extremely talented MP who
championed women in leadership roles, international feminism and representing
issues close to her heart. This programme will create a generation of women who
can continue Jo’s fight in parliament, local government and in their
communities.

The last cohort
included a high number of women councillors, and we would again urge women
councillors to apply. Full details of the programme and how to apply (deadline
26th November) can be found online.

Reminder to book: Labour Local Government Conference 2018

The Association of Labour Councillors (ALC) and LGA
Labour Group Local Government Conference will take place on Friday and Saturday
2/3 February 2018.

This event is an
opportunity for Labour’s local government family to meet and discuss a range of
issues relevant to local government and Labour. In addition to keynote speakers
and plenary sessions, there will be a series of policy and campaigning
workshops. Rt Hon Jeremy Corbyn MP is confirmed to speak along with many other
members of Labour’s front bench team.

The details are:

Friday 2 February 2018, 19.30 – 22.30Drinks reception and dinner

Saturday 3 February 2018, 09.00 – 17.00Local Government Conference

The conference will be held at East Midlands Conference
Centre, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RJ. To book your place please visit
our website. Please note we are only
able to take online bookings with a debit or credit card. Reserve your place now

AccommodationWe are pleased to have a number of rooms on hold at the
Orchard Hotel, adjacent to the conference venue on a first come first served
basis. To book please call the hotel’s
reservations team on 0115 876 0900 and quote LGA 2/218. Single occupancy is £95 + VAT, double
occupancy is £105 + VAT, bed and breakfast.
These are the same prices as two years ago. Please note this is a
non-refundable, non-transferable rate. Rooms not booked by 4 December 2017 will
be released, so please book early to avoid disappointment.

Newly elected councillorsIf you are a newly elected councillor, (i.e. elected for
the first time in May 2017 or since in a by-election) you are entitled to a
free conference pass. You should have received an email from the ALC explaining
how to book your place. If you have any queries please email councillors@labour.org.uk for
further information. If you intend to come to the dinner you will need to buy a
ticket for that.